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According to official news, Tether Gold announced the launch of a new unit of measurement, Scudo, which provides a new and intuitive way to measure the value of on-chain gold. 1 Scudo is defined as equivalent to 1/1000 XAUT (gold ounce), offering users a more practical and operable way for small transactions, making it easy to send and receive on-chain gold.Tether stated that this move will enhance the everyday usability of gold digital assets, providing investors and traders with a more flexible operating experience.

The Bitcoin privacy stablecoin project Utexo has launched an adaptation layer that provides RGB support for Tether's Wallet Development Kit.This feature aims to address the architectural mismatch caused by client validation and improve the interoperability of the wallet SDK.

Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, Mike McGlone, stated, "If ETH falls to $1,500, Tether's market cap will surpass ETH. The most enduring trend in the crypto market is Tether surpassing everything, with only Bitcoin and Ethereum remaining unchallenged. Tether is expected to exceed its market cap as Ethereum approaches its critical support level of around $1,500. Previously, Ethereum has broken below the key support level of $2,500 since 2024. I believe that ultimately Tether may even surpass Bitcoin, which is currently around $10,000."

Tether's U.S. subsidiary CEO and former White House crypto advisor Bo Hines stated that as the demand for USDT and the newly launched stablecoin USAT continues to grow, Tether expects to further increase its holdings of U.S. Treasury bills (T-bills) this year and aims to become one of the top ten U.S. debt buyers globally.Data shows that USDT is currently the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, with a circulation of approximately $185 billion. According to the latest reserve proof, about 83.11% of Tether's reserve assets are allocated to U.S. Treasury bonds, totaling over $122 billion. Hines noted that this scale has placed Tether among the top twenty foreign holders of U.S. Treasury securities, ranking between Germany and Saudi Arabia. Hines also revealed that since its launch in 2014, the number of USDT users has reached approximately 530 million, currently growing at a rate of about 30 million users per quarter.

According to official news, Tether Investments announced a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs. LayerZero Labs is a developer of interoperability protocols, and its technology is widely used to support cross-chain value transfer in the global digital asset ecosystem. The investment aims to support LayerZero Labs in developing efficient and secure cross-chain technology.LayerZero Labs' technology has been used to support cross-chain transfers of assets such as USDt0 and XAUt0. Since its launch, USDt0 has achieved over $70 billion in cross-chain value transfer in less than 12 months, validating the global scale interoperability of its technology. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that LayerZero Labs' technology provides critical support for real-time cross-chain transfers of digital assets, particularly suitable for micropayment scenarios in the AI agent economy.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, Tether destroyed 3.5 billion USDT on the Ethereum mainnet 1.5 hours ago.

Wall Street investment bank Jefferies released a report stating that stablecoin issuer Tether continues to increase its gold holdings. As of January 31, its gold reserves have grown to approximately 148 tons, valued at about $23 billion at current prices, surpassing several sovereign nations and ranking among the top 30 gold holders globally.The report indicates that Tether added about 26 tons of gold in the fourth quarter of 2025 and continued to increase its holdings by approximately 6 tons this January. Its quarterly gold purchases are only surpassed by a few central banks, such as those of Poland and Brazil. Currently, its gold reserves exceed those of countries like Australia, the UAE, Qatar, South Korea, and Greece.Jefferies pointed out that the aforementioned gold is primarily used to back the US dollar stablecoin USDT and the gold-pegged token XAUT. As Tether is a private company, the disclosed data may only represent the minimum level, and the actual gold holdings could be higher than the reported figures. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino previously stated that the company plans to allocate about 10%-15% of its portfolio to physical gold.

According to CoinDesk, investment bank Jefferies has released a report stating that the physical gold reserves of stablecoin issuer Tether had increased to approximately 148 tons by the end of January, valued at about $23 billion, placing it among the top 30 gold holders globally.The report noted that Tether purchased about 26 tons of gold in the fourth quarter of 2025 and an additional 6 tons in January 2026. Its quarterly purchase volume exceeds that of most individual central banks, second only to Poland and Brazil. Currently, Tether's gold holdings surpass those of countries like Australia, the UAE, and Qatar. This gold primarily serves as reserve assets for its US dollar stablecoin USDT and gold token XAUT.Jefferies' analysis states that since Tether is a private company, this data is only a conservative estimate, and its actual gold holdings may be higher. According to its fourth-quarter verification report, by the end of 2025, there is approximately $17 billion worth of gold in the USDT reserves.

Stablecoin issuer Tether announced a strategic investment in t-0 Network to support the USDT payment system, with the specific amount not disclosed. The latter is a proprietary payment solution that connects global financial institutions, enabling banks and fintech companies to use stablecoins as a core settlement infrastructure to coordinate cross-border fiat payments.

According to Whale Alert monitoring, at 20:09 Beijing time, Tether Treasury minted an additional 1 billion USDT on the Tron network.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, well-known ETH holder and staker, P2P.org and Cyber.Fund co-founder Konstantin Lomashuk (@Lomashuk) seems to be selling ETH.Two wallet addresses possibly related to him transferred 12,458 stETH (approximately $23.76 million) and 2,566 ETH (approximately $5.38 million) to Wintermute.

According to Coindesk, Tether has invested $150 million to acquire a minority stake in Gold.com, holding 12% of Gold.com, further deepening its layout in the gold market.Gold.com is a platform that offers physical gold and tokenized gold trading. As part of the collaboration, Tether will integrate its gold-backed token XAUT into Gold.com’s infrastructure.ChainCatcher previously reported that Tether announced a strategic equity investment of $100 million in Anchorage Digital.

Tether Investments announced today a $100 million investment in the digital asset platform Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. is the first federally regulated digital asset bank in the United States, providing staking, custody, governance, settlement, and stablecoin issuance services for global institutions and innovators.

According to Tether's Q4 report, USDT set multiple new records in the fourth quarter of 2025:Market capitalization reached $187.3 billionAchieved over 30 million user growth for the eighth consecutive quarterThe number of wallets holding USDT on-chain saw the largest single-quarter increaseMonthly active on-chain users reached an all-time highBoth the number and value of on-chain transfers hit historical highsThe market capitalization of USDT grew by $12.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, reaching $187.3 billion. In October, it increased by 4.9% month-over-month, but the growth rate slowed due to the liquidation storm on October 10. Tether's total reserves increased by $11.7 billion in the fourth quarter, reaching $192.9 billion, achieving a net asset of $6.3 billion (assets greater than liabilities).Total reserves include 96,184 bitcoins (an increase of 9,850 in the fourth quarter) and 127.5 metric tons of gold (an increase of 21.9 metric tons in the fourth quarter). In the fourth quarter of 2025, the estimated total number of USDT users grew by 35.2 million, reaching 534.5 million, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of user growth exceeding 30 million.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Tether has just minted 1 billion USDT on the Tron network, and in the past 24 hours, Tether and Circle have minted stablecoins worth 1.75 billion USD.

According to the Financial Times, stablecoin issuer Tether has lowered its fundraising target from the previous $15-20 billion to $5 billion, as investors have expressed doubts about its $500 billion valuation goal.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated in an interview that the $15-20 billion fundraising amount is a "misunderstanding," and that it is merely the maximum amount they are willing to sell, not a target. He emphasized that the company is highly profitable and is "very satisfied" even without selling equity. Ardoino also compared Tether to artificial intelligence companies, saying, "AI companies generate the same amount of profit as us, only with a negative sign in front." It is reported that Tether made approximately $10 billion in profit last year, mainly from the returns on its held assets, but profits are expected to decline by about 25% year-on-year in 2025. Previously, it was reported that in September 2025, Tether seeks to raise up to $20 billion at a $500 billion valuation.

According to CoinDesk, stablecoin issuer Tether has announced the launch of its open-source Bitcoin mining operating system, MiningOS. The system is designed to simplify mining infrastructure management and reduce reliance on proprietary vendor software.Tether describes MiningOS as a modular and scalable operating system suitable for a range of operations from home miners to large institutions. It employs a self-hosted architecture that allows miners to manage their mining activities without relying on centralized services, communicating with devices through an integrated peer-to-peer network. The system is built on the Holepunch peer-to-peer protocol and is released under the Apache 2 license, aiming to maintain its open-source nature without third-party dependencies.

According to Cointelegraph, stablecoin issuer Tether announced a partnership with the browser Opera to expand support for USDT and Tether Gold (XAUT) in its self-custody wallet MiniPay, which is based on the Celo blockchain.The initiative aims to provide millions of users in emerging markets such as Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia with a stable value storage and payment channel based on the US dollar.